Chapter 623: Return to Wenxian City

As Nian Qinghe's voice fell.

On the Square.

Figure after figure flew toward the Transmission Array, and as the Spirit Light of the Transmission Array flickered, they were transported away in batches.

Nian Qinghe hovered above the Transmission Array, watching the figures being transported away in batches.

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something.

She looked toward the back of the crowd.

When she saw that familiar figure, her expression stirred.

The next moment.

A voice entered Wang Jianqiang's ears.

"The hundred or so Cultivators from Outside the Realm who damaged their own cultivation bases split into two groups after entering Wenxian City."

"A large portion attacked the city defense Cultivators, opening an invasion gap for the army outside the city, while a small portion went to the Array Department, intending to destroy the City Protection Array by surprise."

"Although Yin Xuan reacted in time, both Arrays were still severely damaged."

"If not for this, the situation in Wenxian City would not have deteriorated so quickly."

"To win this war, the City Protection Array must be repaired."

"Currently, only you possess this ability."

"After you enter Wenxian City, ignore everything else and head to the Array Department at top speed to repair the City Protection Array."

"I will have people escort you in secret."

Wang Jianqiang's expression stirred, and he nodded calmly.

As wave after wave of Cultivators were transported away, the Square, which had been bustling with figures, quickly became much emptier.

"Let us go too."

Wang Jianqiang called out, and led the women toward the Transmission Array.

Mo Wuming, Bai Wuqing, and Nancheng Kong immediately followed.

Seeing this, Su Chao and Feng Yichen also immediately followed behind.

A moment later.

As the light on the Transmission Array lit up.

Wang Jianqiang and the others appeared on the Square at the transit point.

Once everyone had arrived.

The Instructor guarding the entrance to the Outer Realm Battlefield removed the Array outside the entrance, revealing the massive passage that looked as if it had split the sky open.

"Everyone, enter the Outer Realm Battlefield immediately!"

The Instructor looked at the crowd, and a grave voice entered the ears of everyone present.

The crowd flew into the entrance one after another.

Wang Jianqiang looked at the people beside him and said with a grave expression, "Wenxian City has been breached; be careful after entering the city."

"Stay close to me."

After speaking.

He flew toward the sky.

Passing through the entrance.

Wang Jianqiang and the others felt a blur before their eyes, and then they appeared on the transmission Square.

As one of the most important places in Wenxian City now.

The transmission Square had not yet been affected.

However, the violent Spiritual Power coming from all directions, as well as the roaring sounds that were almost continuous, served as a constant reminder to everyone of the severity of the situation in Wenxian City.

Wang Jianqiang looked up.

In the sky, a light screen loomed.

As the repairer of the First Protective City Array and the setter of the Second Protective City Array.

His perception of the two Arrays was extremely keen.

After just a simple observation, he immediately discovered.

The power of the two City Protection Arrays was far weaker than when they were intact.

However.

Fortunately, although both City Protection Arrays had suffered significant damage, they were not completely destroyed.

In this way.

With the power of the two Arrays superimposed, they could barely exert the strength equivalent to one Array when it was intact.

Otherwise, the situation in Wenxian City would likely have collapsed long ago.

"Everyone, the situation is grave now; we must join the battle immediately."

In the crowd, an old man said in a deep voice.

Before his voice had even faded, he had already charged toward the horizon first.

In that direction, several figures were constantly clashing.

Seeing this, the others flew out of the transmission Square one after another.

Joining the battle.

As the crowd charged toward the places where battles were breaking out, Wang Jianqiang looked at the people around him.

"Follow me."

After saying this, he flew up and headed quickly in the direction of the Array Department.

Not long after the group left the teleportation Square, several attacks suddenly struck.

Wang Jianqiang frowned, but did not make a move.

These attacks did not contain Will Power, but were merely at the level of ordinary Sixth-Order or Seventh-Order Will Stage power.

Just as these few attacks were about to land among the group.

Mu Lingxi's figure flashed, blocking the front of the group.

"Let me."

Before the words had faded, she waved her palm.

A wave of Ice Intent swept out, and the several incoming attacks collapsed in unison.

In the distance.

The several Out-of-Boundary Cultivators who had attacked Wang Jianqiang and the others saw their attacks so easily neutralized by someone who had walked out casually from this group.

Their faces were filled with shock.

"These people are very strong, retreat!"

A low shout came from one of them.

The few turned around simultaneously, intending to flee.

However, the moment they had just turned around.

It was as if a palm had suddenly reached out from the void behind them, pulling them backward.

The next moment.

Their vision blurred.

When their sight cleared, they discovered they had strangely appeared before the woman who was beautiful to the point of being dreamlike.

Beside them.

A mirror overflowing with cold air was floating.

Looking at this posture.

It was as if...

They had been dragged out of the mirror by this woman!

Thinking of this, the color instantly drained from their faces.

They had no thoughts of fighting back at all.

This woman was merely one of this group.

They could perceive.

Within this group, there were existences with even more powerful auras.

With their strength, fighting back was completely useless; it was just a futile search for death.

They did not hesitate in the slightest.

They fled directly toward the distance.

Mu Lingxi smiled lightly and pointed a finger at the mirror surface.

The mirror surface rotated.

The shadows of those few Out-of-Boundary Cultivators appeared in the mirror simultaneously.

"Shatter~"

As Mu Lingxi softly spat out the word, the Ice Mirror shattered instantly.

Shattering along with it were the reflections inside the mirror.

The moment the reflections shattered.

The physical bodies of those fleeing figures instantly collapsed.

Mu Lingxi took a step forward.

In an instant, she appeared at the spot where the few had fallen, and pressed her palm forward.

Cold air permeated the area.

Before the Nascent Souls of the few could react, they were frozen into ice sculptures.

Mu Lingxi waved her hand, collected their Nascent Souls, returned to Wang Jianqiang's side, and smilingly handed the Nascent Souls to Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang smiled and put the Nascent Souls away.

Afterward, the group continued to fly toward the Array Department.

On the way.

They encountered several more attacks.

However, the strength of the attackers was very average.

They were easily dealt with by the others in the group without needing Wang Jianqiang to act.

Just as they were about to arrive at the Array Department.

Three figures suddenly attacked from three directions.

These three were all Sixth-Order Will-Level Cultivators; in terms of cultivation alone, they were no stronger than the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators who had attacked them before.

But the moment he perceived the attacks from the three.

Wang Jianqiang's expression immediately became grave.

Because.

He sensed a familiar, profound aura from these three.

That was the special aura unique to Intent Power.

These three possess Intent Power...

They are Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators who have damaged their own cultivation!

The moment this thought appeared, he immediately spoke to warn, "Be careful, these three possess Intent Power; their combat strength is no weaker than normal Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivators."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's warning.

Mu Lingxi immediately revealed an eager look.

Having been in closed-door cultivation for so long, she hadn't had a proper fight in a while.

The strength of those previous attackers was too weak, and it wasn't satisfying.

Now.

She had finally found an opportunity.

"I'll go test their mettle."

Before the words had even faded, she rushed out directly.

In an instant.

Her Three Lives Body appeared simultaneously, each heading toward one of the three.

She actually intended to block three Out-of-Boundary Cultivators with her own strength.

"A mere Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivator dares to block the three of us?"

"Do you really take us for ordinary Sixth-Order Will-Level Cultivators?"

The three sneered, their Spiritual Power instantly erupting to the limit.

The next moment.

A booming sound rang out.

As the tyrannical shockwaves of power raged, Mu Lingxi's Three Lives Body flew back several dozen zhang simultaneously.

"As expected of Intent Power, it truly is strong!"

She looked at the three Out-of-Boundary Cultivators, a flash of admiration crossing her pretty face.

Compared to Mu Lingxi's admiration.

The three Out-of-Boundary Cultivators were somewhat alarmed.

They had not held back in the slightest during that last strike.

They had all attacked with full force.

But they hadn't expected...

Although that woman appeared to be at a disadvantage, she was completely unharmed!

A Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivator had blocked their full-force combined strike with her own strength!

If the opponent were like them—Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators who had crippled their own primordial spirits to drop in realm—they might have been able to accept it.

But there was clearly not a trace of Intent Power fluctuation on the opponent.

It was obvious she was a "local."

How could they not be shocked by this?

"Lingxi, I'll come to help you."

Amidst a cold, clear voice, a figure flashed and appeared at Mu Lingxi's side.

Liu Qing'er carried a long sword on her back, her posture as straight as a pine tree.

The moment she flashed to Mu Lingxi's side, an indescribably powerful Sword Intent slowly leaked from within her body.

It was as if waking from a deep sleep, climbing step by step.

The three Out-of-Boundary Cultivators felt a chill, revealing looks of shock.

"This is... Sword Intent?"

"No, it doesn't count as a complete Artistic Conception yet; at most, it can only be considered a rudimentary form of Artistic Conception."

"But isn't this power a bit too strong?"

Just as the three were shaken.

A slender figure flashed into view on Mu Lingxi's other side.

"Now is not the time for playing; one each, let's finish them off quickly."

Tushan Youyou looked at Mu Lingxi and Liu Qing'er.

A flash of Spirit Light appeared in her eyes.

One Out-of-Boundary Cultivator's expression instantly became dazed.

She pressed her palm down.

A sharp fox claw emerged and grabbed toward that person.

"Fine, one each, no one grab mine."

Mu Lingxi reacted, her three bodies rushing out simultaneously to kill the other person.

The battle erupted.

Although Tushan Youyou and Mu Lingxi were both only Seventh-Order Will Stage.

But one possessed the Heavenly Fox Bloodline, and the other practiced the mysterious Three Lives Body.

Their combat strength was far beyond what cultivators of the same rank could reach.

Facing the two who were going all out.

The two Out-of-Boundary Cultivators, whose strength rivaled Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivators, were actually beaten into a steady retreat.

Seeing this, the third Out-of-Boundary Cultivator frowned.

He was about to step forward to help.

However.

Just at the instant his figure moved.

A sharp aura instantly locked onto him.

A shadow of death surged into his heart.

His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly halted his movement, looking toward the woman in the green dress who had not moved even half a step.

At this moment.

The long sword behind the woman in the green dress had been grasped in her hand, though no one knew when.

Her other palm was resting lightly upon the sword hilt.

That sharp aura locking onto him was precisely what was radiating from this woman in the green dress.

What made him feel even more heart-stricken was.

The sharp aura on the woman in the green dress was actually still climbing continuously as time passed.

As if there were no end to it.

She was building up momentum!

He could not let her continue to accumulate power!

Thinking of this.

This Out-of-Boundary Cultivator changed direction and attacked Liu Qing'er directly.

Facing the attack of the Out-of-Boundary Cultivator.

Liu Qing'er's expression did not change in the slightest from beginning to end.

Not until the opponent's attack was about to reach her.

A sharp glint suddenly flashed within Liu Qing'er's beautiful eyes.

Hum~

A clear, resonant sword chime rang out.

The long sword in Liu Qing'er's hand left its sheath.

A flash of cold light flickered and instantly vanished.

The Out-of-Boundary Cultivator and the attack in front of him simultaneously stalled.

After an instant.

The Out-of-Boundary Cultivator's attack suddenly collapsed.

At the same time.

Fresh blood suddenly splattered from his chest, and a hideous gash tore open.

His figure flew backward.

After Liu Qing'er struck with one sword blow.

She tossed the long sword in her hand.

The long sword instantly shot toward the Out-of-Boundary Cultivator who was flying backward.

At the moment of life and death.

That Out-of-Boundary Cultivator summoned his power and, at the cost of worsening his injuries, forcibly halted his figure.

He pressed his palm in front of him.

A heavy force of Earth Intent instantly condensed, transforming into an invisible barrier.

Ding!

After the long sword landed on this barrier, it was blocked dead.

It hovered in mid-air, the sword body trembling incessantly.

Swish~

Just at this moment.

Liu Qing'er suddenly flashed into existence.

She grabbed the sword hilt, and power poured into the long sword.

In an instant.

A force of extreme sharpness erupted from the sword body.

Crack!

A sound of shattering rang out from thin air.

The defense in front of the Out-of-Boundary Cultivator collapsed.

A mouthful of blood sprayed out, and he flew backward.

Ssh~

Just at the instant he flew backward.

Liu Qing'er transformed into a stream of light and shot past him.

His figure instantly stalled, and countless tiny sword Qi appeared out of thin air, crisscrossing to directly shred his physical body.

Immediately following.

His Nascent Soul emerged from his body, only to be pierced through by the sword Qi.

A moment later.

Liu Qing'er waved her palm, and the crisscrossing sword Qi dissipated.

A riddled Nascent Soul, already on the verge of collapse, was gathered into her palm.

Just as the battle on Liu Qing'er's side ended.

On the other two sides.

Mu Lingxi and Tushan Youyou also successively killed their opponents.

The three of them took the Nascent Souls of the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators and returned to Wang Jianqiang's side, handing the Nascent Souls to Wang Jianqiang.

Seeing those three powerful Out-of-Boundary Cultivators killed by the three of them in a near-crushing manner.

Su Chao could not help but widen his eyes.

As expected of Master Wang.

It would be one thing if he were a Pill Dao Prodigy without peer, but the women around him are also so astonishing.

Feng Yichen looked at Mu Lingxi, recalling the scenes of him harboring designs on her in the past, and could not help but shrink his neck.

Fortunately, he has already turned hostility into friendship with her now.

Otherwise, with his small arms and legs, wouldn't he be torn apart by her?

Wang Jianqiang put away the three Nascent Souls and waved his hand.

"Let's go, the Array Department is not far ahead..."

His voice had just reached halfway when his brows suddenly furrowed.

The next moment.

A sound of breaking through the air suddenly arrived.

More than a dozen figures flew over at an astonishing speed.

These people were all shrouded in a profound aura.

They were actually all Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators who had damaged their own cultivation!